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Saude Maria

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first: 1976-09-24
most recent: 1981-09-24
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“While they constitute no more than a step towards a general and complete disarmament, which our peoples ardently yearn for, so as to prevent a planetary conflagration, the documents which were adopted, including the Programme of Action [resolution S-10/2, sect. Ill], have raised new hopes and created conditions conducive to a better awareness by peoples of the importance of peace for their well-being and continued development. Peace is one and therefore indivisible, so it is the imperative duty of all mankind to maintain and strengthen it. 239. But peace does not mean merely a non-existence of war between the great Powers.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The illegal occupation of Mayotte is contrary to the rules which govern relations among sovereign States and what is necessary is not a demonstration of force, but the finding as early as possible of a just solution that would take account of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Comoros. 237. At a time when the international community has set itself the objective of building a world from which the spectre of war will be banished, my delegation welcomes the decisions taken at the conclusion of the special session devoted to disarmament; and my country, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, pledges itself to support within the limits of its ability a fruitful and permanent co-operation with the efforts of the international community with a view to maintaining peace. 238.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The international community, as we have said, having pronounced itself unequivocally on the illegal and irresponsible nature of this arbitrary occupation, must take more appropriate measures to prevent Member States with expansionist designs from being able to abridge the freedom of others and totally trample underfoot the dignity of men who, as in East Timor, have paid with their blood the heavy cost of liberation from colonial domination. 236. Again with respect to illegal occupation, my delegation once again wishes to express its concern over the situation which prevails in Mayotte.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Despite many condemnations by the international community of the policy of aggression and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations with respect to East Timor and populations of that Territory continue to suffer the worst oppression and to endure the most abject humiliations. Indeed, in the face of the heroic struggle of the heroic fighters of the Frente Revolucionario de Timor Leste Independente the aggressors do not hesitate to perpetrate the most odious crimes, massacring men, women -and children in order to be able to perpetuate their domination.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The international community is in duty bound to show severe intransigence regarding the rights of the Palestinians and must compel Israel finally to begin genuine negotiations and concessions, because despite many optimistic voices the road to peace seems far distant. 234. It is in the spirit of sincere concern for peace in the Middle East and a desire to see the ideals of justice and brotherhood triumph in the region that I renew to the Palestinian people and to the Palestinian Liberation Organization the assurance of the unflagging solidarity of the people and the Government of Guinea-Bissau. 235.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Any settlement obtained to the detriment of the freedom and dignity of the Palestinian people cannot be considered to be a real peace settlement, either in spirit or as regards its lasting nature, because to be able to arrive at a just and lasting solution of the Middle East problem there can be no prior conditions other than the withdrawal of the Israeli troops from the Arab territories occupied since 1967 and the recognition of the right of the Arab people to self-determination, including the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, and its recognition internationally. 233.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“We have, of course, been following closely the efforts undertaken to achieve a negotiated solution to the problem. But in the opinion of our Government, as long as the Palestinian people remain absent from the negotiating table, and as long as their real interests are not taken into account, the peace process will remain deadlocked, and the successes achieved will be ephemeral. 232.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“That is why my delegation, which is aware of the latest events in that part of Africa, wishes once again to voice its support for the Frente POLISARIO in its tireless efforts to restore the rights of the Saharan people, in accordance with United Nations resolutions. It is also with the aim of contributing effectively to the efforts of the Organization of African Unity and of the United Nations to .find a just and peaceful solution to this conflict that my Government welcomes and supports any initiative which might bring the parties concerned to the negotiating table and to satisfactory results. 231. In the Middle East the situation remains alarming. Once again we must draw attention to the terrible sufferings endured by the brother people of Palestine and call on the international community to intensify its aid to that martyred people.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, for its part, will maintain its militant solidarity with SWAPO and will spare no sacrifice to support United Nations efforts to restore to the Namibian people their legitimate rights and to re-establish peace in the region. 229. Last year, before this Assembly, we affirmed our unwavering solidarity with the brother people of the Sahara. The striking successes attained by the liberation struggle of the Frente POLISARIO," whose combativeness and spirit of sacrifice we honour, encourages us in our conviction as to the inevitable end of that struggle. 230.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“In Namibia, we are witnesses to the establishment of structures that are supposed to lead to that Territory's independence. The international community cannot, of course, but follow with dose interest and support the establishment of the indispensable machinery for the transfer of power to the genuine representatives of the Namibian people. But in this process, which has just started, the essential modalities have not yet been clarified and are being challenged. And despite every effort made by. the United Nations to find a peaceful solution to the Namibian problem, the racist Pretoria Government has once again challenged the international community by taking the unilateral decision to' organize so-called elections in Namibia. 228.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The Zimbabwean fighters, under the aegis of the Patriotic Front, have reacted conscientiously and responsibly to that masquerade. Meanwhile, contemporary history provides many examples of agreements signed and commitments imposed which did not exactly reflect the genuine will of the struggling peoples, but were rapidly transformed into instruments for the total liberation of those peoples. 226. That means that, whatever the manoeuvres of the rebel Ian Smith and his clique, the spirit of sacrifice and combativeness of the true sons of Zimbabwe will inevitably lead that brother people to genuine independence. It is in this perspective that we support any action of the international community to extend to the Patriotic Front all the material, political and diplomatic aid it might require in its liberation struggle. 227.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Obviously, the United Nations is not a court of justice, but, given the constant denunciation of the attitude of certain countries contrary to the aspirations to peace on the part of all mankind, the United Nations could contribute to a better realization of the dangers which threaten peace in that region. 224. In Zimbabwe, the ability to resist and the successes of the heroic struggle waged by the Patriotic Front have led to the desperate attempts of which we are all aware. In fact, the so-called internal negotiations, the nature and objectives of which we need hardly recall, cannot meet the legitimate aspirations of the heroic Zimbabwean people, which has clearly understood that they are perfidious manoeuvres designed to direct the problem towards a neo-colonialist solution, 225.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“The international community |s well aware of them, having decided a number of years ago to unite its efforts in order to isolate the racist Pretoria regime and create conditions favourable to the replacement of that arbitrary and repressive system with a more just system, one responding to the aspirations of the majority of the population—a more humane system, based on dignity and respect for the human being. The United Nations, however, despite its laudable efforts, has yet to back up its action with the means of pressure and coercion available to it in order to ensure that its decisions are respected and implemented.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“It is therefore for the purpose of participating as best we can in the liberation of oppressed peoples and in the elimination of the policies of discrimination and apartheid that we wish to encourage the awakening of a community conscience and to unite our forces so as to act in solidarity for the defence of basic human rights and for the self-determination of peoples. 221. The situation is southern Africa, which remains one of the essential concerns of our Organization, has not made the progress that is indispensable for the creation of an atmosphere of peace in that region. 222. In South Africa our African brothers still suffer in apartheid's innumerable prisons. But need I describe the crimes of genocide perpetrated by the South African regime? 223.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“It is precisely because we are aware of the moral responsibility incumbent on the independent African States in the struggle for the total liberation of that continent, and because we realize the importance of the contribution which they could make to the acceleration of that process, that we perceive the need to spare Africa from ideological antagonisms which, when grafted to the difficulties already assailing its economy and hindering its development, might distract African peoples from the historical role which they should play in bringing about a totally free and prosperous Africa. 220.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Indeed only that unity can constitute an effective means to battle any ideological convulsions, any attempts at division, or any external interference—in a word, any action contrary to the development of the African personality or to the independence and development of Africa. 219.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“217. Africa, of course, wishes to contribute to the creation of a modern world of progress and happiness for all. Because of its technological backwardness, it needs aid and support in its development efforts. But this co-operation based on solidarity and mutual respect, for which we appeal whole-heartedly, must not be subject to bargaining or be subordinated to an ideological alliance, for it is not in the interest of African States to belong to one or another camp. That explains why all independent African States belong to the non-aligned movement. The formation of blocs in Africa can only arouse rivalries and call into question African unity, which all African States are determined to build, step by step. 218.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“Indeed, at a time when the international community, aware of the dangers that threaten it, is dealing with the problem of peace, since that is the essential basis for a world of justice and progress, there has been a geographical movement of world tension in the direction of Africa, and this has created new hotbeds of tension and the most deadly conflicts. 216. Although some among us, because of the Balkanization of Africa, may have become accustomed to the existence of minor conflicts here and there, they very nature and alarming dimensions of recent events make it impossible for us to remain passive, and prompt us to act with realism and calmness. We believe that any dispute that may arise among African States can be settled in a just and peaceful manner based on the spirit of dialogue and tolerance characteristic of African traditions.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“We assure it of our readiness to co-operate with it in accordance with the ideals and principles of our Charter. 213. My presence at this rostrum also offers me a pleasant opportunity to assure the Secretary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, once again of our friendship and our confidence in him, and to express the deep appreciation of the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau of the results he has obtained in his tireless efforts to find just solutions to the problems which the community of nations faces. I should like to congratulate him on the competence and dynamism that he has always evinced in the discharge of his important and difficult mission. 214. The attention of the African peoples, when not turned to economic problems, is always directed to the conflicts on the African continent. 215.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“210. I am particularly happy to be able in my turn to congratulate the President on. his election to that. important post at the thirty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. The unanimity of the choice is the most eloquent testimony to his competence, and thus offers his dynamic qualities a new field of action in keeping with his qualifications and experience as a statesman. 211. I also wish to pay a deserved tribute to his predecessor, Mr. Mojsov, who had the great and rare privilege of presiding over four sessions of our Assembly, which enabled him to confirm his reputation as a highly skilled and competent diplomat, devoted to the cause of peace and the progress of mankind. 212. My delegation is happy to welcome Solomon Islands, which now takes its rightful place and is assuming its role in the concert of nations.”
1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)
“May I, in closing, repeat on behalf of my delegation that we are willing to contribute to the search for a just solution to the problems affecting the international community, and we wish to state that we hope to see the thirty-second session of the General Assembly of the United Nations achieve satisfactory results and thus satisfy our joint will to work for international peace and security.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We feel that any infringement of those rights or of the right of each State to exercise effective control over its natural resources and their exploitation by the means most consonant with its own circumstances-including nationalization and the transfer of ownership to nationals-is contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and is an obstacle to the development of international co-operation and the maintenance of international peace and security. 208. It would be unrealistic to think that there could be any true equality between donors and recipients, or that our political emancipation could have any reality without economic independence obtained through co-operation in equality and mutual respect. 209. These are the considerations we wished to bring to the attention of our Assembly. 210.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“207. It should be recalled here that there is a sacred principle, according to which every country has a right to adopt the economic and social system which it regards as the most advantageous to its development, and that States have an inalienable right to exercise their national sovereignty over their natural resources and over all the economic activities of the country.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In view of the seriousness of the problems we are facing, the developing countries are more than ever aware of the imperative need to devote their energies to the consolidation of their national independence and the strengthening of their front-line struggle for the final eradication of the existing arrangements for economic exploitation The action of the non-aligned countries at the Conferences of Belgrade, Cairo, Lusaka and Georgetown, the decline of colonialist or neo-colonialist groups, the strengthening of the unity of action of the Group of 77 on the basis of the provisions of the Algiers Charter and the Declaration of Lima and the action taken for regional co-operation or integration, are so many stages on the way from passive claims to the active affirmation of the will of the developing countries to rely first and foremost on their own resources, individually and collectively, to assume responsibility for the defence of their fundamental interests and to organize their development by and for themselves.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“But over and above this willingness, we are working for the rapid establishment of a new international economic order. 205. The Colombo documents offer in themselves a more dynamic basis for this resumed dialogue. We are also thinking in particular of the Economic Declaration and the Action Programme for Economic Co-operation. That is of course understandable when we realize that the principles of those documents reflect the broadest interests of the peoples and give the policy of peaceful coexistence, mutual assistance, solidarity and active co-operation an economic basis resting on both the Charter of the United Nations and that of the non-aligned movement. 206.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“So it is not a matter of an unexpected attack on the interests of the industrialized capitalist Powers, but an inevitable measure taken in the interests of all. The deficit of the developing countries, which derives from the discrimination they suffer in the international economic system, is continuing to worsen in disquieting proportions. Needless to say, this worsening is a supplementary burden for those countries whose indebtedness is known to us all and which was clearly one of the concerns of the Colombo Conference. 204. The major documents adopted at different international conferences bear witness to our will, as non-aligned countries, to enter into a dialogue with the developed countries in order to establish more equitable relations in the world.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This was clearly shown once again at the North-South Conference at Paris, where the refusal of those countries to arrive at a general agreement caused those proceedings to fail. The reasons were many. The most important, doubtless, is that the industrialized Powers are seeking to safeguard their position of domination in the world economy. However, it should be added that the developed countries are also becoming increasingly aware of the fact that such a policy is getting them nowhere. Hence, among the industrialized States the decision has been taken to undertake some initiatives with respect to a dialogue with the developing countries. 203. One thing is certain: these industrialized countries have themselves admitted the need to reform the existing international trade and monetary system.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“They were in particular set forth in the Economic Declaration of the Fourth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non- Aligned Countries in Algiers in 1973. We can find them again in a number of United Nations documents and in documents of other international bodies. They were restated in the Manila Declaration by the Ministerial Conference of the Group of 77 and in the Economic Declaration and Action Programme for Economic Cooperation of the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, the proceedings of which were held at Colombo from 16 to 20 August 1976. But to date they still meet with the organized opposition of the industrialized countries, particularly the most powerful among them.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This claim is basically each country's sovereign right to dispose of its natural resources, including the right to nationalize them; the need to introduce into this system of international economic relations instruments which will ensure compensation and make it possible to set up special protective funds against dislocations on the world market; the need to develop a code of conduct for the transfer of scientific and technological discoveries, it being understood that we have to facilitate the access of the developing countries to modern technology, which they-must be able to use on advantageous terms; the need to reinvigorate the search for supplementary sources of financing for economic and social progress in the developing countries. 202. These claims are nothing new.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“New methods, concepts, rules and institutions must be found, harmonized, agreed to and applied, so that, finally and in practical terms, we can start along a path ensuring satisfaction and the meeting of the legitimate aspirations of all peoples, with no discrimination whatsoever. It is well known that these aspirations are being expressed through claims for independence and equality in international relations and for the establishment of economic conditions which make it possible for everyone to live in peace by restoring to the majority of mankind the rights to which they are entitled: 201.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The proliferation of contacts should be continued and closer co-operation between developed countries with different economic and social systems should be extended to the international community as a whole and thus provide a basis for development towards a new form of economic, trade and technological relations based on national complementarity and establishing the conditions for fuller development in accordance with our needs and potential. 200. Indeed, one must look increasingly for solutions taking precisely into account the differences in political and economic systems at the end of the twentieth century.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The major upheavals currently affecting the economic bases of international relations affect all countries and, above all, the developing countries. That is, in any case, why we are all responsible for finding a way out of this situation. But it is not enough to take partial measures to plaster over the existing system. The present system of international economic relations is long out of date, and is detrimental to our interests. It has to be replaced by another system, one that is more just and more equitable. To do this what is needed is not evolution but really revolution. 199.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is the very interdependence of African States which is at once their weakness and their strength- which means that any problem, any intra-African conflict, however grave, can always be given a peaceful solution based in African wisdom. This tradition is one of the major strengths of our continent and has largely contributed to the establishment of the OAU and has made it an effective instrument in the search for peaceful solutions to problems which sometimes divide African States. 197. The OAU Charter embodies a set of principles the observance of which, by all member States, constitutes the pre-condition and the guarantee for a united Africa, committed to the construction of progress in peace. 198.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We hope, for our part, that the international community will be able, through constructive discussion, to create the basis essential to the signing of a general agreement on the limitation, indeed the destruction, of nuclear weapons. 196. I wished to mention some of the dangers threatening international security, but the situation currently prevailing in Africa also deserves special attention from us. Africa, despite its differences and peculiarities, is above all a geopolitical whole which history has forged into a vigorous and at the same time sensitive body. The only frontiers in Africa are artificial ones, and no African people, regardless of its economic potential, can ensure its happiness, well- being and development by ignoring the problems affecting its neighbours.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Today, when we are talking about the neutron bomb, a weapon which is undoubtedly of terrible destructive capacity, it is well to recall that this action, which we firmly support, could not really have truly satisfactory results if it is confined to the simple aim of checking an expansion or proliferation of nuclear weapons. 193. What we also have to contemplate-and urgently in our opinion-is, through a stage-by-stage negotiation process, total and complete disarmament and the destruction of those weapons which, as long as they exist, are a threat to mankind. 194. Thus, we welcome the forthcoming convening of a special session of the General Assembly on disarmament, the importance and the pressing need for which we fully appreciate. 195.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Our apprehension is justified because it must be noted that the arms race has not slowed down but has even become a contagious disease which, if not tackled swiftly and effectively, may have disastrous, indeed incalculable, consequences for mankind as a whole. 191. Military budgets, although apparently diminishing in official debates and statistics, have not lost their increasingly alarming proportions. It is true that the United Nations has made remarkable efforts to inform world opinion of the problem and to extend its dynamic action to all the nuclear-weapon States. 192.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We have often proclaimed our attachment to the ideals of peace and progress of the United Nations but above all we have expressed our confidence in the unshakable will of the international community to fight for the maintenance of world peace and security. This confidence is further strengthened by the conviction that all Member States are aware of the importance of peace for the progress of their peoples. 190. We have always followed with great interest the debates in this Assembly concerning this problem and have shared the concerns of the international community in the face of the imminent dangers inherent in the proliferation of nuclear weapons.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The situation in Cyprus demands that we redouble our efforts and work for the maintenance of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the island, inspired by the constant dynamic activity and wisdom of the man who was and will remain one of the greatest figures in the struggle for peace, the late President Makarios. On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau I should like to take this opportunity to pay an appropriate tribute to his stature, his merits, his talents and his valour. 188. We hope that the two Cypriot communities, Greek and Turkish, thanks to their will to maintain peace, will arrive at a lasting agreement which will guarantee a brotherly coexistence respecting the rights of all citizens of the Cypriot State. 189.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The United Nations once again will have to deal carefully with the situation in Chile, where despite many appeals to the Chilean authorities from the international community urging them to restore and safeguard the rights, the freedom and the well-being of the people of Chile by observing the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Government of that country continues, with total disdain for human values, to bludgeon and make martyrs of the Chilean people. We feel that the United Nations can do more to help the Chilean people who, in extremely difficult conditions, are carrying on an exemplary struggle for their freedom and for the return of democracy. 187.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“But it must be emphasized that in this war it is not simply a matter of the interests of the victims of aggression and of the aggressors: there are also other interests at stake which are better concealed because they are more perfidious in nature, and they should be brought into the open and condemned with equal severity. The Government and people of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau firmly support FRETILIN and the people of Timor in their struggle for true independence and express again their unflinching solidarity with the Democratic Republic of East Timor. 186.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The very idea that, for reasons of political, military or economic convenience, a country can annex another independent country and trample underfoot the most elementary principles governing human relations is inadmissible and calls for the strongest possible condemnation. In our opinion the United Nations must take appropriate measures with a view to going to the assistance of the people of East Timor who, under the leadership and the impetus of the Frente Revolucionaria de Timor Leste Independente, is conducting a heroic struggle to repel the Indonesian aggressors and to build a land of peace and progress. 185.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Today we have to say that, despite the appeal from the United Nations to Indonesia that country, deaf and insensible, continues its illegal occupation of East Timor, and thousands of the people of Timor, women, children and the aged, are dying or still suffering from the fire and the arrogant boots of the Indonesian armed forces. 184. This unjust war was imposed on a people which, after having known and endured the long dark night of colonialism were calmly preparing to face courageously the no less terrible problems of development and constitutes in our opinion a flagrant violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Although we recognize the importance of the positive contribution such a country can make to the much desired settlement of the conflict, there can be no substitute for the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people-that is to say the Palestine Liberation Organization, which, more than anyone else, defends the interests of this brother people. I should like to say again from this rostrum that the Government and people of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau support totally and unconditionally the sacred cause of the brother people of Palestine. 183. Last year, on the occasion of the thirty-first session of the General Assembly, I raised with some apprehension the question of East Timor and said how concerned my Government was by the situation in that country.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The flood of blood and tears caused by the annexationist policy of the Government of Israel, far from dampening the liberating zeal and the determination of the freedom fighters of the Palestine Liberation Organization, undoubtedly produce new forces, daily more capable of annihilating the chains of oppression. 181. We feel that we must tell this Assembly yet again that in the opinion of our Government any negotiated solution of the problem must have as an indispensable pre-condition the recognition by Israel of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to a homeland, to freedom and to progress on the one hand and to the evacuation of the Arab territories occupied since 1967 on the other. 182.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Faced with the stubborn refusal of Israel to respect and apply the repeated recommendations of the international community, faced with the arrogance of the successive Governments of that country, which, as in a relay race, passes the stick and entrenches itself ostentatiously in the most reactionary positions, the international community must take steps to adopt a more realistic and consistent strategy. Indeed, only the continuous pressure of our concerted forces can speedily produce concrete results and make a positive contribution to the triumph of the struggle of the Palestinian people. 180.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The occupation of Mayotte in contravention of the principles governing international relations is an infringement of the sovereignty of the Comoros and calls for an urgent solution to restore the full rights of the Comorian people in defence of their territorial integrity and unity. 178. The situation in the Middle East remains one of the essential concerns of my Government. The heroic struggle of the Palestinian people for its most legitimate rights continues to merit particular attention and deserves the total support of all the peoples of the world. How could it be otherwise, indeed, since we are well aware of the worst oppressions and the subjection of the people of Palestine and committed as we all are to the principles of the United Nations Charter, to the defence of man and his right to freedom, peace and well-being? 179.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“That is why it is essential, in our opinion, that at the next extraordinary session on the question of Western Sahara the gap between rhetoric and reality be closed and only the voice and the higher interests of the Saharan people should prevail. 176. The position of my Government in regard to this problem is clear and can only take the form of militant and active solidarity with the Frente POLISARIO and unflinching support for the cause so valiantly defended by the Saharan people/It is history itself, the history of the heroic struggle of peoples for their independence, which inspires us and encourages us in this course. 177. We should also like to express solidarity with the people and Government of the Comoros, in view of the illegal occupation of part of their national territory by the former colonizing Power.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This session is most timely, because it is a question of reaffirming, in accordance with the principles and resolutions of the United Nations and the OAU, the inalienable right of peoples to self-determination. 173. We are convinced that this session will offer good prospects for a final solution of the problem. 174. But my Government has not forgotten that it is the peoples themselves that determine their future, and no one has the right to impose solutions on them. The peoples will choose, according to the circumstances, the best way to seize their liberty, because independence in the long run must be won. 175.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“In view of the repeated acts of aggression on the part of Ian Smith's mercenaries against Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana, acts of aggression which we forcefully condemn, we cannot fail to stress the urgency and the imperative need to co-ordinate our political, diplomatic and material support for the Patriotic Front. 171. This is all the more essential since it is true that only an increase in the fighting strength of the Patriotic Front, which needs considerable material and financial resources, can really halt the perfidious acts of terrorism and barbarism carried out by the Rhodesian racists against the front-line countries. 172. The OAU Assembly, at the end of its proceedings in Libreville, also took a vital decision: to convene in the near future an extraordinary session on Western Sahara.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The recent decision of the Heads of State and Government at the OAU Assembly in Libreville to recognize the Patriotic Front as the sole representative of the people of Zimbabwe, is not only a clear reflection of the common will of the African States to concentrate their efforts on concerted and more effective action in. support of the freedom fighters of Zimbabwe, but we believe also an appeal from the OAU to the other peoples of the world, and in particular to the United Nations, for active solidarity in support of that brother people. 170.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)